{"id":1310,"date":"2025-07-10T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:06:47","slug":"sideways-a-beautiful-melodic-dubstep-mix-ft-illenium-nurko-william-black-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/sideways-a-beautiful-melodic-dubstep-mix-ft-illenium-nurko-william-black-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Sideways &#8211; A Beautiful Melodic Dubstep Mix (ft. ILLENIUM, Nurko &amp; William Black) \u2013 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sideways | A Beautiful Melodic Dubstep Mix (ft. 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